December 2018 - Lynne Stafford of Thatcham received an extra special festive surprise this week, when she heard she was the winner of the Newbury College wordsearch featured in the Newbury Weekly News Christmas Guide. She was delighted to hear that she had won £30 worth of vouchers, towards a part-time course at Newbury College.
Lynne commented, "It was a real surprise to have won the competition, as a childminder I often do the puzzles with the children but this is the first time I've won. I am looking forward to browsing the options and trying something new in 2019.
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In an exclusive interview with the Newbury Weekly News, new Principal and CEO Iain Wolloff sets out a vision for the development of Newbury College.
During the interview, Iain talks about the future ambitions for the College that include opening a university centre to improve the higher education opportunities in Newbury and the surrounding areas. Newbury College already offers a Degree Apprenticeship in Engineering but would like to expand this offering to attract more degree-level students.
To read the full article, visit Newbury Weekly News website here.
Staff and students at Newbury College raised over £150 on Wednesday in aid of Sport Relief. Taking it in turns to cycle for 30 minutes each, 29 members of Newbury College staff and students cycled a total of 111 miles, the equivalent of cycling from Newbury to Leicester.
Sport Maker, Louise Neil, said: Inspired by Zoe Ball's Sport Relief Challenge, we wanted to join in and raise money for this great cause. Staff and students completed half an hour slots to see how far we could cycle. It was great fun and we'd like to thank everyone for taking part.
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Last week three students from Newbury College's professional cookery course took part in a live cook off' at the final of The Country Range Student Chef Challenge in Hotelympia. The team, consisting of Emanuelle Dupas, Harley Paxford and Lewis Tull, were awarded bronze and came joint third overall.
Now in its 24th year, The Country Range Student Chef Challenge is a national competition allowing full-time hospitality students to showcase their culinary skills and creativity. Six teams from colleges all over the UK, had to cook a three-course, three cover menu with a theme of Around the World in Three Spices'. The winner of the event was City of Glasgow College and Westminster Kingsway the runner up.
Commenting on the live final, student Lewis Tull, said: We were quite nervous to begin with, but we soon relaxed into it. It was quite stress free in the end.
It was good that we were all cooking together, added Emanuelle Dupas. Having the team around us meant that we could talk and encourage each other.
Newbury College course leader, Malcom Baggott, said: The team did ever so well to get to the final, competing against many other top colleges. They held their nerve even in front of an audience of over 500 people and produced some fantastic food. We are very proud of them.
The menu included a starter of spiced pan-fried Cornish mackerel fillets, with lentils, cauliflower and braised leeks, followed by roast guinea fowl supreme with ras el hanout, bulgur, purple broccoli and a tahini dressing, and finished with a hazelnut biscuit with Szechuan spiced pineapple and milk chocolate sauce for dessert.
Lewis and Emanuelle are second year students on Level 2 Professional Cookery course at Newbury College. Student Harley Paxford is in his first year. The students are taught in a professional kitchen and serve meals in the college restaurant which is open to members of the public on Wednesday and Friday lunchtimes and Thursday evenings during term time.
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